Garment-hook.



No. 798,489. PATENTBD AUG. 8, 1905. G. STRIGKBR.

GARMBNT BOOK. Arrmoumx mmm un. 24.1905.

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GARMENT-HooK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1905.

Application filed April 24, 1905. Serial No. 257.175.

T0 all whom, it Wzloty concern:

Be it known that I, GER'rRUDE STRICKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, inthe county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hooks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My present invention is an improvement over the devices secured by me inUnited States Letters Patent No. 7 55,411, issued March 22, 1904:, forimprovements in garmentfasteners, comprising fastening devices per-'manently secured to strips of braid or tape, said braid being adaptedto be secured to a garment, and thereby dispenses with the use ofordinary hooks and eyes requiring the separate attachment of each endthereof.

The advantages possessed by the presentinvention over the one disclosedin the abovementioned patent are: I First. The length of the fasteningdevices-is considerably reduced. Hence less material will be required intheir manufacture and they may be secured to narrower strips of braid ortape.

Second. The devices contain fewer bends and angles. Consequently theymay be produced with a more simple and inexpensive ma- Vchine in lesstime than the others.

Third. The hook is formed in such a manner that it protects the braid towhich it is secured from wear when the eye is being 'hooked 'orunhooked.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts described and claimed, and in order that it may be fullyunderstood reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 represents an enlarged front elevation of two strips ofbraid provided with my fastening devices. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation ofsame. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the eyes employed in carryingout the invention. Fig. 4 is a side elevation ofv my improved hook. Fig.5 is an invertecl plan view of the eye.

view of the hook. Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line A Bof Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a modified formvof eye.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein like numbers indicate similarparts throughout the several Views, 9 designates a strip of Fig. 6 is aninverted plan braid of any suitable material provided at regularintervals with my improved hooks, each of which is formed of a singlepiece of Wire bent upon itself at the center. Said central portion iscurved to form abilll, cornmunicating at its rear end with aforwardlyextending shank 6. 5 designates a pair of rearwardly-divergingarms communicating at their forward ends with the shank and at theirrear ends With underlying clampingarms 7, terminating ininwardly-turnedlugs 11. By referring to Fig. 7 it will be seen thatshank 6 and arms 5 and 7 snugly engage the opposite sides of the braid,and thus prevent the hook from shifting thereon, the inwardly-bent lugs11 assisting said shank and arms in reliably securing the hook to thebraid. 8 designates another strip of braid similar to strip 9 andprovided with a series of eyes arranged the same distance apart as thehooks, which latter they are adapted to engage. as shown in Fig. 1. Eacheye is formed from a singlel piece of wire bent at its central portionto form a loop 2, the rear ends of which communicate withoutwardlyextending shoulders 12.

Shoulders 12 communicate with a pair of rearwardly-extending parallelarms 1, communicating at their rear ends with underlying clamping-arms3, which latter terminate at their forward ends in inwardly-turned lugs'10. By referring to Figs. 2 and 7 it will be seen that arms 1 extendthrough the braid at their point of juncture with shoulders 12, whichprevent the' eye from shifting backwardly, While the curved portions,formed by the juncture of said arms with the clampingarms 8, preventsaid eye from shifting forwardly on its strip of braid, lugs 10assisting said shoulders and arms in reliably securing the eye inposition.

In practice the eyes are arranged with their loops projecting beyond theedge of braid 8, so they may be conveniently engaged by the hooks` thebills of which latter terminate in slightly-fiaring portions 13 for theeasy entrance of loops 2, the latter being reliably held from becomingaccidentally unfastened from said hooks by curved portions 14 of thebills and arms 5.

-By referring to Fig. 7 it will be seen that arms 5 are interposedbetween the braid and the bills. Consequentl y when the eyes are selugs10.

`ment the braid is secured by sewing.

lployment more economic-al.

Referring now to the modified form of eye shown in Fig. 8, 2**designates the loop, lm

'designates the arms communicating with the rear terminals of said loop,and 3a designates vthe clamping-arms communicating with the rear ends ofarms 1a, which latter they underly and terminate in inwardly-extendingLess material is required in the vmanufacture of this style of eye, asShoulders 12 are dispensed with.

The books and eyes are preferably secured to the braid in a permanentmanner by a machine built expressly for the purpose., and

when it is desired to place them upon a gar- Thus it will be understooda large number of books and eyes can be quickly fastened in this manner.Furthermore, the braid reinforces the garment and evenly distribut-esthe strain produced thereon by the books and eyes, so

.that injury to the fabric is practically avoided.

vThe eyes and books may be attached to braid ofrany suitable length orwidth.

I am aware that other modifications than lthat shown may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of thedevice, and therefore I reserve the right to make such changes andalvterations as fall within the scope and spirit of the invention.

I claim- 1. In a device of the character described, the combination witha braid having eyes permanently secured thereto; of a second braid, aseries of hooks permanently secu red thereto, each hook being vformed ofa single length of 'wire and bent to form abill, a forwardly-ex-'tending shank communicating with the rear portion of said bill, andrearwardly-extending arms communicating with the forward ,portions ofthe shank, said shank being ar- =ranged at one side of the braid, andthe bill and arms being arranged at the opposite side of said braid withthe arms between the braid and bill.

2. vIn a device of the character described, the combination with a braidhaving eyes permanently secured thereto; of a second braid, a

;series-of books permanently secured thereto,

leach-book being formed of a single length of wire and bent to form abill, a forwardly-extending shank communicating with the rear portion ofsaid bill, rearwardly-extending arms communicating with the forwardportion of the shank, forwardly-extending clamping-arms formed integralwith the rear ends of the first-mentioned arms, said clampingarms andthe shank being arranged on one side of the braid and the bill, and therearwardly-extending arms being arranged at the opposite side of saidbraid.

3. In adevice of the character described,the combination with a braidhaving eyes permanently secured thereto, of a second braid, a series ofbooks permanently secured thereto, each hook being formed of a singlepiece of wire and bent to'form a bill, a forwardly-extending shankcommunicatingwith the rear portion of said bill, rearwardly-divergingarms communicating with the forward portion of the shank,forwardly-extending clamping-arms communicating with the rear portionsof the diverging arms, and nwardlyturned lugs formed integral with theforward ends of said clamping-arms.

4. In a device of the character described, a hook formed of a singlepiece of wire and comprising a bill, a forwardly-extending shankcommunicating with the rear portion of said bill, rearwardly-divergingarms communicating with the forward portion of the shank,forwardly-extending clamping-arms formed integral with the rear portionsof the diverging arms, and inwardly-extending lugs formed integral withthe forward ends of said clamping-arms.

5. The combination with a braid having a wire projecting therefromforming an eye,said eye consisting of a loop, a pair ofre'arwardlyextending arms, a pair of forwardly-extending clamping-armscommunicating with the rear portions of said rearwardly-extending arms,and inwardly-turned lugs formed integral with the forward ends of saidclampingarms; of a second braid, a hook secured thereto formed of asingle piece of wire, said book consisting of a bill, aforwardly-extending shank communicating with the 'rear portion of saidbill, and rearwardly-extending arms communicating with the forwardportion of said shank, said arms being arranged between one side ,of thebill and the braid to form a sliding surface for the eye.

6. The combination with a braid having a wire projecting therefromforming an eye,said eye comprising a loop, outwardly-extending shouldersformed integral with the ends of said loop, a pair of parallel armsextending rearwardly, from said Shoulders, a pair of clam ping-armsextending forwardly from the rear portions of said parallel arms, andinwardly-extending lugs formed integral with the forward terminals ofthe clamping-arms;

of a second braid, a hook secured thereto con- In testitnony whereof Iaffix my signature sisting of a bill, a shank extending forwardly fromthe rear portion of said bill, arms extending rearwardly from theforward portion of the shank, said arms being arranged between the braidand the bill to provide a sliding surface for the eye.

in the presenoe of two winnesses.

GERTRUDE STRICKER.

Witnesses:

WALLACE LAWS, J. T. CAMPBELL.

